diff --git a/libs/win32/libjpeg/libjpeg.2010.vcxproj b/libs/win32/libjpeg/libjpeg.2010.vcxproj
index 734f4b8446..437fb66198 100644
--- a/libs/win32/libjpeg/libjpeg.2010.vcxproj
+++ b/libs/win32/libjpeg/libjpeg.2010.vcxproj
@@ -156,6 +156,9 @@
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@@ -175,6 +178,9 @@
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